426 DONATIONS FOR THE CABINET. 



Clemson (Thomas G.) — contirmed. 



In the neighbourhood of Havana. Euphatide alternating with Silex, Syenite, Mineral 



combustible. 



In Missouri. Per-Oxide of Iron from the Iron Mountain, Sulphuret of Copper, Siil- 



phuret of Lead, Carbonate of Lead. 



In Neiv Jersey. Sulphuret of Copper. 



In .Alabama. Bituminous Coal. 



Casenova (J. N. — M.D.) Specimens of Ores from Chili, Quicksilver from Puntanqui, Silver 

 Ores from Coquimbo. Several Specimens of Copper Ore from the Provinces of 

 Coquimbo, Aconcagua and Colchagua; Pyrites of Iron from Iluaseo, of Porcel- 

 lania from Aconcagua; Sulphate of Barytes, argentiferous Galena from Coquim- 

 bo; Two Fossils from the Cordillera, near Coquimbo, 18,000 feet above the 

 Sea; Six Fossils from near Copiapo, 7000 feet above the Sea, 120 miles from 

 Coast; a Compact of Pebbles 12,000 feet above the Sea, near Mendoza; an 

 Ostrich's Egg from the Pampas of Buenos Ayres. 



Drayton (W. S.) MS. in the Pali sacred Language, on the Talipot leaves, used by the 

 Siamese as paper. 



A Specimen of Lycopodium Patescens relaxing and expanding when wet, and con- 

 tracting again when it dries. 



Drayton (Percival.) A Mummy of the Ibis, in an earthen Jar, like a Sugar-loaf, with small 

 Models of Mummies, figured in the Second Vol. of Plates of the great work of the 

 Egyptian Institute. 



Gibson (Chief Justice of Pennsylvania.) His Bust, in Plaster. 



Godon (Sylvanus.) An Indian Pipe, curiously wrought by the Indians of California. 



Godon (V. L. — M.D.) A Mummy of the Ibis, in a Jar, from Egypt. 



Hopkinson (Francis.) One of the Congress Chairs, used at the time independence Mas de- 

 clared, on the 4th of July 1776. When Congress left Philadelphia it was placed 

 in the Office of the Clerk of the District Court of the United States, and there 

 remained ; presented to the Society by the present Clerk, F. H. 



Kane (J. K.) The Chair, with a Writing Table annexed, which Mr Jefferson had in Phila- 

 delphia in 1776, and on which he copied the Report of the Declaration of Inde- 

 pendence, made to Congress, now in possession of the Society. From Philadel- 

 phia it was taken by Mr Jefierson to his residence, and after his death was taken 

 by his daughter, Mrs Randolph, to Washington, and when she removed from 

 thence was, at the request of Mr Kane, given to him and deposited with the So- 

 ciety. 



Keating (W. H.) A Deposit of a considerable quantity of Mexican Antiquities. 



Lowenstern (Isidore.) Two Austrian Silver Medals, viz.. Convention Thaler of Francis 1st, 

 and one of Ferdinand the 1st. One English Copper Coronation Medal of William 

 the 4th, of Great Britain. 



Lynah (James.) A large Collection of Copper Coins and Medals, collected by his grandfa- 

 ther, Charleston, S. C, with many curious Relics, &c. 



Mease (James.) A Specimen of Augite, in Steatite, from Oxford, N. Hampshire. 



Peale (Franklin.) Two Specimens of a new Mineral, found near Charlotte, N. Carolina, 

 taken from a Dyke traversing the Granite of the Gold Region. Mr Featherston- 

 haugh proposed calling it Leopardite, from its Spots. 



Physick (Philip.) A Theodolite which belonged to the old Proprietary family in Penn- 

 sylvania, and was used in their early Surveys. 



